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Read: WexShorts Shortlist ‘Wear and Share’ | Behind the Shoot
The story behind Mark Pirrie’s enlightening short film about the environment, from the perspective of his six-year-old daughter, Emily Read More25 May 2018
Read: WexShorts Shortlist ‘Ancestors’| Behind the Shoot
Writer, director, editor, camera operator, composer, VFX artist and actor, surely that’s too much work for just one person? Not if you’re Scott Tanner… Read More16 May 2018
Read: WexShorts Runner-Up ‘The LitterPicker’ | Behind the Shoot
Filmmaker Sam Thomson talks us through the production of his WexShorts runner-up entry The LitterPicker Read More03 May 2018
Read: WexShorts Short Film Competition | The Shortlist 'Sustainability'
It’s time to announce the WexShorts shortlist. Here are the top five films, vying to win that £1,000 prize Read More25 April 2018
Read: Find Music for Your Videos | The Best Royalty Free Websites
With what seems to be an ever-growing list of royalty free music websites, we’ve picked eight that are well worth checking out Read More19 April 2018
Read: SmallHD Announces Three New FOCUS Monitors | NAB 2018
The FOCUS, FOCUS OLED and FOCUS OLED SDI make up a trio of exciting new monitor announcements from SmallHD Read More13 April 2018
Read: Apple Reveals ProRes RAW and Atomos Announces the Ninja V | NAB 2018
Atomos announces Ninja V and is the first to support Apple’s exciting new codec, ProRes RAW Read More12 April 2018
Read: A Trio of Cameras Announced for JVC’s 4KCAM Range | NAB 2018
New on-board graphical features, 4:2:2 shooting and 3G-SDI output graces JVC’s 4KCAM range, via the release of three new cameras Read More11 April 2018
Read: Blackmagic Announces Pocket Cinema Camera 4K | NAB 2018
Don’t let its small form factor fool you, Blackmagic’s Pocket Cinema Camera 4K might just be the biggest announcement of NAB 2018 Read More11 April 2018
Read: Sony Announces the FS5 II | NAB 2018
Sony’s FS5 II seeks to bolster its predecessor’s feature set and tighten its overall performance, without reinventing the wheel Read More10 April 2018
Read: Making Property Videos | 10 Top Tips
Making an interesting property film isn’t as easy as you might think. Harry Jellicoe from Panoptic Motion shares his top 10 tips for shooting exciting, narrative-driven footage Read More28 March 2018
Read: DJI Ronin 2 Hands-on | Test Footage | The Best Gimbal Out There?
Technical Editor Kriss Hampton gets hands-on with DJI’s premium gimbal system, the Ronin 2. Read More13 March 2018
Read: BSC Expo 2018 — What You Need to Know
Once again the large sensor cinema cameras take the spotlight. Here are four products that really caught our eye Read More06 February 2018
Read: Film for Change: Flight
Laura Wadha talks about her award-winning short film Flight, which documents the journey of two sisters who fled war torn Syria to start a new life in Sweden Read More30 January 2018
Read: The Sony Z90 | Hands-On Broadcast Field Test
Freelance video journalist Jason N Parkinson spends time with the new Sony Z90 fixed lens camera. Still shooting on his Sony X70, could the Z90 be the camera to take him into the world of 4K HDR? Read More15 December 2017
Read: DJI Mavic Pro Drone | The Best Drone for Travel Filmmaking?
Filmmaker Pete Hutchinson shares his thoughts, having spent two weeks with the DJI Mavic Pro Quadcopter Drone on a recent trip to Indonesia. Read More27 November 2017
Read: Lume Cube | The Best Portable Compact Light?
Alan Stockdale talks us through why the Lume Cube lights don't leave his kit bag. Read More03 November 2017
Read: Teradek Serv Pro: Full HD Wi-Fi Streaming to Up to 10 iOS Devices
The Teradek Serv Pro allows full HD streaming over WiFi from your camera, or any HDMI / HD-SDI video source, to up to 10 iOS devices. Read More24 October 2017
Read: Have You Seen the First Commercial Shot on the Canon C200 Yet?
The Canon C200 shows off what it can do in Jaguar's latest commercial Read More18 October 2017
Read: The Latest Pro Video Gear at IBC 2017
Wex’s pro video team share some of their favourite products to come out of the annual International Broadcasting Convention Read More19 September 2017